Jewish Boston

2 weeks ago | jewishboston.com | Judy Bolton-Fasman

In her fascinating and insightful new memoir, “Hidden in Plain Sight: A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust in Serbia,” Julie Brill breaks new ground in a little-known piece of Holocaust history—the year-long Nazi genocide of Serbian Jews in their own country. Brill’s father, Haim, was born in Serbia in 1938 and survived the war in the countryside with his older sister and mother. His father had been murdered on the streets of Belgrade while forced to do punishing labor.

4 weeks ago | jewishboston.com | Judy Bolton-Fasman

When Shulamit Reinharz gave me her new book, “Hiding in Holland: A Resistance Memoir,” I was unsure whether I wanted to read another Holocaust memoir. But a couple of things piqued my curiosity. Reinharz is an admirable scholar in sociology, Jewish feminism and women’s studies. Additionally, she is the founding director of the Women’s Studies Research Center and the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, both situated on Brandeis University’s campus.

1 month ago | jewishboston.com | Kara Baskin

Two students from Epstein Hillel School in Marblehead have won first place in ADI’s “Make the Change Challenge,” competing among more than 300 students across North America. Sixth graders Charlie Sobelman from Marblehead and Alice Dunn from Lynn won a $1,000 grand prize by designing a “Confidence Patch” that addresses the physical and emotional needs of pediatric patients with dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing. Their patch is a decorative sticker that surrounds a feeding tube.

1 month ago | jewishboston.com | Kara Baskin

Roslindale-based Rabbi Shoshana Friedman combines activism with authorship. Her new picture book, “The Tide Is Rising, So Are We! A Climate Movement Anthem” (Beaming Books) is a call to action for citizens of the world—and a reassuring reminder that we’re all in this together. She’ll stage a musical performance and reading near her home at The Substation event space on April 27.

1 month ago | jewishboston.com | Kara Baskin

Music documentaries are a tricky genre to pull off. There are classics like “Gimme Shelter” and “The Biggest Night in Pop”—and also wan vanity projects that make you wish you were actually in the audience instead of staring at a screen.